872
15
378
Magistrates during the same period
Before the Police Courts the total numbers
They
exhibit results not very
very dissimilar.
have been
1st period and period
from the Police returns. In the deprence
Court there were
during the two
quinquennial periodo
Cases tried.
44324
40,693
Number of prisoners.
58507
48,640
number convicted.
45,754
35347
jet period 2nd period
Number committed for?
573
1.03%
Cases tried.
288
698
Number of persons.
500
911
number convicted.
309
664
or an increase of 118 per cent in
mumber of cases, of 82 per
cent in
-number of persons and 115 per cent in number of persons convicted. during the second period.
Before..
trial by Supreme Court S
The second period in this case exhibits:
a considerable decrease in the number
of cases and prisoners tried, and of prisoners convicted, though the number of the latter committed for trial before the dupreme Court has been nearly double during the latter period.
Before the Marine Magistrates the
numbers